Finstergrün Castle(Burg Finstergrün)

Finstergrün Castle(Burg Finstergrün) - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Finstergrün Castle () is a castle in the state of Salzburg, Austria. Burg Finstergrün is above sea level.Burg Finstergrün Elevation and Location The castle is believed to have been built in1296/97 by Rudolf von Fohnsdorf. In 1300 it was described as “a border fortress” between the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the Duchy of Styria. During the 14th and 15th centuries it became the seat of the administrator who was in charge of managing the silver mines in Ramingstein. The first documented mention of the name Burg Finstergruen (dark ditch) occurred in 1629. Read more on Wikipedia

type: military structure
date from: None

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